Brisbane firefighter salary, 2025
Brisbane is a city in San Mateo County. 8 people worked as firefighters for Brisbane in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $190,686, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Brisbane?
Official pay range1
$114,412 to $159,811
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 7 of 8 firefighters who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $186,934
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $36,920
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $114,412
- bottom of the Firefighter range
- Average pay rank
- 62nd
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Brisbane pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- FirefighterFewer than 5
- Firefighter/ParamedicFewer than 5
- Firefighter IIFewer than 5
- Firefighter/Paramedic IIFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Brisbane pay firefighters more than other employers in San Mateo County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Brisbane next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Brisbane$190,686
- All employers in San Mateo County$219,236
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Brisbane earned $28,550 less than the San Mateo County average and $4,563 more than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in San Mateo County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders San Mateo County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Santa Clara County$214,586 average, 7 employers$4,650 less than San Mateo County
- Alameda County$211,608 average, 10 employers$7,628 less than San Mateo County
- San Francisco County$188,729 average, 1 employer$30,507 less than San Mateo County
- Santa Cruz County$184,502 average, 3 employers$34,734 less than San Mateo County
Where does Brisbane rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Brisbane ranks 62nd of 202, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
The 7 employers in San Mateo County
Brisbane ranks 6th of 7, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $215,990
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at Brisbane
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year firefighter, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 57
- the most common formula among Brisbane's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $22,360
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $23,569
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Brisbane
What is the average firefighter salary at Brisbane?
Firefighters at Brisbane who worked the full year earned an average of $190,686 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $186,934: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $114,412 to $159,811.
How much overtime do firefighters at Brisbane earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $36,920 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $37,983: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Brisbane?
$114,412 a year: the bottom of the official range for Brisbane's Firefighter title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $190,686 in total pay.
What pension do firefighters at Brisbane get?
The most common pension formula among Brisbane's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $22,360 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in San Mateo County
- South San Francisco$240,483 average total pay
- San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department$220,998 average total pay
- Central County Fire Department$216,758 average total pay
- San Bruno$215,990 average total pay
- Daly City$213,140 average total pay
- Menlo Park Fire Protection District$170,701 average total pay
- Colma Fire Protection Districtfirefighter pay
- Woodside Fire Protection Districtfirefighter pay
- Highest firefighter salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Brisbane$188,409 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in San Mateo CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Brisbane figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Brisbane at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Brisbane.